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Ricoh GR III Sample Images

I've recently been out shooting with the new Ricoh GR III high-end compact camera. For good reason, the GR cameras have long had a cult following among street photographers and travel photographers. Here's a collection of high-resolution sample images I've taken with it.

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Categories: Compact Cameras, Sample Images
Tags: Ricoh, Ricoh GR III Compact Camera
Last updated about 1 month ago // Originally published about 2 years ago

Ricoh has released the latest camera in its GR range of high-end compact cameras, the Ricoh GR III. For good reason, the GR range has long had a cult following going back to its film versions.

Overall, the GR III is a bigger upgrade over the GR II than the GR II was over the GR. It’s slightly smaller, has better image quality and expanded capabilities, and has simplified controls with the addition of a touch screen. But it still stays true to most of the things about the GR range that have made it such a popular choice for street photographers and as incognito cameras for travel photographers.

I’ve been shooting with it since was released, and I’ve been very impressed in most respects. In one important aspect, however, it has fallen short–focusing in low light. Ricoh has recently issued a firmware update to address that, and so far it’s working better for me. So if you’re still using the original firmware, make sure to update to at least V1.10 (you can find it here.

I’m posting these here in case they’re useful to anyone wanting to get a look at some high-resolution photos that have been taken with the GR III under real-world shooting conditions. I’ve tried to include a range of different types of scenes, with different exposure settings, and with an emphasis on challenging lighting conditions. This is a camera I expect to be shooting with a lot, so I’ll try to add some more shots from time to time.

I’ve previously posted a set of sample images focusing specifically on the GR III’s high ISO settings. You can find them here. And you can see some sample images from the GR II here.

Ricoh GR III Photos

All of these were originally shot in RAW and have been only lightly processed in Lightroom. I haven’t applied any of the optical corrections such as chromatic aberration, vignetting, or barrel distortion.

You can click on each image to open a full-size version for a closer look, and I’ve included the exposure information in the caption below each photo.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 3200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/4.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 800 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 320 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₄₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₄₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

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Exposure details: ISO 1250 at ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 250 and ⅛ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 500 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 4000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 800 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 3200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅₀ sec at ƒ/2.8. You can see some rather odd streaky flare at right with the bright light source (ie. the sun) just off the frame to the right.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 6400 and ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 2000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₈₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 2500 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 800 and ¹⁄₆₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₆₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₆₀ sec at ƒ/5.6.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₂₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 5000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅₀ sec at ƒ/6.3.

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Exposure details: ISO 3200 at ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/4.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₄₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₁₆₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 4000 and ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 800 and ¹⁄₂₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 12800 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 3200 and ¹⁄₂₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

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Exposure details: ISO 2500 at ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 640 and ¹⁄₄₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1000 and ¹⁄₆₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 2000 and ¹⁄₄₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 320 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/11.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/11.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 2000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₁₆₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₄₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₁₆₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₈₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 2000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 16000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1600 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 800 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 6400 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 6400 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 3200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/4.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 10000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/5.6.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 250 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/11.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 10000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 5000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/4.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 6400 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₁₆₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 6400 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 2500 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 20000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 3200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 320 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 640 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 640 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 4000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1000 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₂₀₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 200 and ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ/11.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 1250 and ¹⁄₆₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 100 and ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Ricoh GR III Sample Image

Exposure details: ISO 800 and ¹⁄₆₀ sec at ƒ/2.8.

Photo Taken with a Ricoh GR III

Exposure details: ISO 100 at ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0.

Photo Taken with a Ricoh GR III

Exposure details: ISO 16000 at ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at ƒ / 2.8.

Where to Find the Ricoh GR III

You can find the Ricoh GR III at B&H Photo and Amazon.

By David Coleman
Instagram: @havecamerawilltraveldc

Last updated on January 21, 2021

Categories: Compact Cameras, Sample Images
Tags: Ricoh, Ricoh GR III Compact Camera

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Canon announces new EOS Rebel T8i DSLR. Canon has announced their new T8i DSLR. 24MP APS-C cropped CMOS sensor, 4K24 video, and updated image processing and detection systems. It’s available for preorder from B&H Photo.

New Firmware for the Ricoh GR III. Ricoh has release firmware v1.31 for the GR III. Release notes are: “Corrected — When shooting with the multiple exposure, in rare cases the live view may not display correctly. Improved stability for general performance.” You can download it here.

New Canon 1D X Mark III Pro DSLR Announced. Canon has announced their new flagship model of pro DSLR, the 1D X Mark III. They’re sticking with a 20.1MP CMOS sensor, but it’s a new and improved version and boasts an incredible native ISO range of ISO 100 to ISO 102400 and an extended range that goes up to a jaw-dropping ISO 819200. With revamped autofocus, a new image processor, and all sorts of other bells and whistles, it’s no wonder that Canon is billing it as “The Ultimate EOS.”

New Manfrotto Pro Rugged Memory Cards. Manfrotto, an Italian probably best known for their tripods and studio accessories, has launched a new Pro Rugged range of high-end SD, microSD, and CompactFlash cards. While they don’t have a huge selection of sizes and speeds, the cards are aiming for very fast cards that can put up with rugged demands. For instance, they claim that their V90 rated SD cards can withstand three times the force (20kg / 45 lbs) of a regular SD card. I’ve ordered some to run through my speed tests.

New Sony Alpha a7 firmware released. A firmware update for the Sony a7R IV now lets you control external Sony flashes from the camera’s own menu system. Up to 15 flashes in five groups can be controlled via the camera. It also applies to the a7R III and a7 III.

Comments

  1. Fred says

    June 17, 2020 at 10:38 am

    Great test shots!
    Ive made up my mind about the camera now.
    Thanks a lot

    Reply
  2. Niko / Monsieur Zine says

    May 2, 2020 at 5:23 am

    Thanks a lot of all the samples.
    I have the Ricoh GR digital (the first one), and needed to see some HD photographies from the Ricoh GR III, i’m looking for an upgrade of my digital camera (Fuji X100), and hesitate between the Fuji X100V and the Ricoh GR III.
    Niko (From France)
    monsieurzine.com

    Reply
  3. George Runcis says

    October 25, 2019 at 2:25 am

    For me the quality and ability of a camera to render a reasonably faithful reproduction of what I see is soon tested when photographing people – usually at fairly close or medium distances, say 3 to ten meters – under varying conditions. It’s not easy to ascertain the cameras ability to reproduce faithfully when taking pictures of objects and general scenery.

    Your review might have been a little more informative for me had you taken more shots of people within the context of the environment they are in, as in environmental portraiture, which my gr ii is quite capable of. But then it’s horses for courses. Juri.

    Reply
    • David says

      October 25, 2019 at 9:45 am

      Helpful feedback—thanks. I’ll look to add some.

      Reply

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